Press Releases

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreements are a Small Step Forward on Climate-Friendly Economic Cooperation

U.S. joins 13 countries to announce the completion of work on three pillars of negotiations on supply chains, clean economy, and fair economy agreements

Sierra Club Statement on Fifth Circuit Ruling on Lease Sale 261

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, a federal appellate court dismissed a legal challenge brought by environmental groups seeking to block an offshore oil and gas lease sale that threatens the continued existence of a critically endangered whale species.

New Climate Report from JPMorgan Chase is a Mixed Bag on Disclosures, Emissions Reduction Targets

World’s biggest funder of fossil fuels improves quality of emissions disclosures, but makes concerning changes to energy sector emissions reduction targets

Senate Committee Hearing on Industrial Decarbonization Demonstrates How Better Emissions Data Will Benefit American Manufacturing

Environment & Public Works Committee holds hearing on “Opportunities in Industrial Decarbonization:

Sierra Club Celebrates Clean Transportation Funding on Second Anniversary of Biden-Harris Administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today is the two year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) being signed into law.

Maryland On Track To Be Coal-Free by 2025 with Announced Retirement of Warrior Run Plant

Communities in Maryland will be able to breathe easier before the end of the decade with AES Corporation’s announcement of its intent to retire the Warrior Run coal plant in June 2024.

Sierra Club Responds to Republican Attacks on Carbon Pollution Standards

At a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing today, Republican politicians repeated disproven claims about the impact of the Biden administration’s proposed carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants, wrongly alleging the standards would raise costs for consumers and threaten energy reliability.

ADVISORY: Premiere Screening of Philadelphia Building Justice Documentary

PHILADELPHIA -- This Wednesday, please join us for the premiere of the documentary, “What Needs To Be Done: Six Stories Of Built To Last,” which showcases the interviews of six Hunting Park homeowners who received home repairs through Philadelphia’s Built To Last Program.

Fifth National Climate Assessment Shows Massive Scope of Climate Threat, Dire Consequences of Inaction

Washington, DC – Today, the White House released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) that shows the climate crisis is upon us and impacting every community and person across the country. Since the NCA4 in 2018, improvements in scientific research have made even clearer the impact of our greenhouse gas emissions on global warming and the linkage between extreme weather disasters and climate change.

Groups Take Legal Action to Stop Aluminum Factory’s Illegal Mercury Pollution in Ohio River

Alcoa Warrick Aluminum Smelting Plant Near Evansville, IN, Hit with Notice of Intent to Sue for Repeatedly Violating Legal Limits for Toxic Metals